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Publication of 'The Prayer of Twenty Millions'

When: August 20, 1862
Where: New York Tribune office
Part of: Greeley's Prayer of Twenty Millions urges abolition in the New York Tribune

Greeley's letter to Lincoln, urging enforcement of the Confiscation Acts, was reprinted in the Tribune on August 20, 1862.

Greeley's prodding of Lincoln culminated in a letter on August 19, 1862. This letter was reprinted in the New York Tribune on August 20 as 'The Prayer of Twenty Millions'. The editorial urged the administration to enforce the Confiscation Acts, reflecting Greeley's frustration with Lincoln's slowness to commit to emancipation.

Sources

Horace Greeley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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